My issue was less against your argument and more that your argument is unsupported. As best I am aware, even philosophy requires that positions be backed up by some 'evidence', in the case of philosophy I know it to be the opinion of other noted Philosophers.So please find some references to support your position otherwise your distinction of being a philosophy professor (in support of your position being informed) becomes only as valid as any of the other posters here.

The well informed inform, the Scientific refer.

This is because you do not understand what 'evidence' means. Which would be excusable were it not for the fact that, despite your ignorance of this you are trying to teach me what evidence means. Since you have not even bothered to wiki 'evidence' or 'proof', I most certainly will not do that work for you. I will, however, demonstrate why your opinion (that a 'proper' philosopher can not make an argument without supporting it with a quote of other 'notable' philosopher saying the same thing) is wrong. This is called reductio ad absurdum (again google it or wiki it)

Let us suppose that it is true that every 'proper argument' in philosophy must be supported by quoting a 'notable philosopher'.

For example, let's say that I support argument A, by quoting Kant who also said wrote that A is true. However, if we are considering Kant to be a 'notable philosopher' and are quoting him as such, then we are surely not quoting some trivial thing he said but a 'proper argument'. Then, ex hypothesi, Kant himself must have had quoted some notable philosopher before him, say Plato, who in turn quoted Socrates. But, alas, Socrates quoted no one, because he is the first philosopher to have come up with argument A. This means that A was not a 'proper argument' when Socrates said it, which means that any argument based on A is also not a 'proper argument'.

In other words if there are such people as philosophers (and supposing that human race does not exist eternally , but that it had a beginning) there must have existed one among them who has been the first philosopher. However, since you claim that it is impossible to be a philosopher without quoting philosophers who came before you, there couldn't have been a first philosopher. Which means that there are no such thing as philosophers.

Or you are simply wrong about your hypothesis.

So in effect, no, you have nothing to support your view so it is just your opinion and your status does not add or subtract any more to it. Just wanted to clarify that.

Well, we made it this far without insults, but I must say that you are thicker then the Earth's crust. Here is a quote from my post that YOU HAVE QUOTED IN YOUR OWN POST!!!!

"The only reason that I have mentioned that in my post has been to explain why I care deeply about people making the mistake that I described in my post. The validity of my objection should be judged solely on it's coherency and the quality of my reasoning. I do not believe that my academic title, by itself, makes my reasoning more or less sound. For the same reason, I see no need to make a reference to other people's work in order to strengthen my case. Non quis, sed quid. (it doesn't matter who said something, it only matters what they said)"

P.S. I am against eugenics. I think that it's a terrible, stupid ideology based on ignorance and delusions of grandeur. But you, sapphireofthesea, are a definite proof that some people should not be allowed to reproduce. Please get out of the gene pool and hit the shower.

I don't doubt that. It seems like she just takes anything problematic involving rape and labels it rape culture. For instance teens knowing how to rape is rape culture? It's not that complicated if you have an unconscious person. It certainly isn't a sign that our culture doesn't take rape seriously.

Problematic things involving rape ARE part of rape culture. Some to more extent than others. For example, teens knowing that you could use roofies, or whatever. I don't think that's a particularly SIGNIFICANT problem, but everything contributes a little bit.

How exactly do things like that lead to our culture not taking rape seriously?

This is because you do not understand what 'evidence' means. Which would be excusable were it not for the fact that, despite your ignorance of this you are trying to teach me what evidence means. Since you have not even bothered to wiki 'evidence' or 'proof', I most certainly will not do that work for you. I will, however, demonstrate why your opinion (that a 'proper' philosopher can not make an argument without supporting it with a quote of other 'notable' philosopher saying the same thing) is wrong. This is called reductio ad absurdum (again google it or wiki it)

Let us suppose that it is true that every 'proper argument' in philosophy must be supported by quoting a 'notable philosopher'.

For example, let's say that I support argument A, by quoting Kant who also said wrote that A is true. However, if we are considering Kant to be a 'notable philosopher' and are quoting him as such, then we are surely not quoting some trivial thing he said but a 'proper argument'. Then, ex hypothesi, Kant himself must have had quoted some notable philosopher before him, say Plato, who in turn quoted Socrates. But, alas, Socrates quoted no one, because he is the first philosopher to have come up with argument A. This means that A was not a 'proper argument' when Socrates said it, which means that any argument based on A is also not a 'proper argument'.

In other words if there are such people as philosophers (and supposing that human race does not exist eternally , but that it had a beginning) there must have existed one among them who has been the first philosopher. However, since you claim that it is impossible to be a philosopher without quoting philosophers who came before you, there couldn't have been a first philosopher. Which means that there are no such thing as philosophers.

Or you are simply wrong about your hypothesis.

So in effect, no, you have nothing to support your view so it is just your opinion and your status does not add or subtract any more to it. Just wanted to clarify that.

Well, we made it this far without insults, but I must say that you are thicker then the Earth's crust. Here is a quote from my post that YOU HAVE QUOTED IN YOUR OWN POST!!!!

"The only reason that I have mentioned that in my post has been to explain why I care deeply about people making the mistake that I described in my post. The validity of my objection should be judged solely on it's coherency and the quality of my reasoning. I do not believe that my academic title, by itself, makes my reasoning more or less sound. For the same reason, I see no need to make a reference to other people's work in order to strengthen my case. Non quis, sed quid. (it doesn't matter who said something, it only matters what they said)"

P.S. I am against eugenics. I think that it's a terrible, stupid ideology based on ignorance and delusions of grandeur. But you, sapphireofthesea, are a definite proof that some people should not be allowed to reproduce. Please get out of the gene pool and hit the shower.

If you did not feel it would add anything to your arguement you would not have made any mention of it. You said it for a purpose and that purpose was not to later dismiss it's presence.As for the insult to me, you have been reported. My whole intention was to get you to support your statement as you made me expect you would (from stating your status as a Professor). I had no intention and to the best of my knowledge, did nothing to provoke such a targeted insult. Please in future think about what you type (both your dismissed statement of being a Professor and your decision to insult me).

I was unfamiliar with the topic, so my thoughts on reading the blurb were "Let a man in the desert drink his imaginary water" but yeah that's kind of not the case here, more a case of an abusive bastard with an ego and no conception of what 'abject status' is and how it's bad. So props bob, for boring me with some insightful stuff on sexism. Points for topicality too. The best way to stop this kind of shit is to call people out on it in game. Trolls, insulters, etc, need to be questioned, over and over again as to what made their bad behavior acceptable, where you force them to take personal responsibility for their remarks. That's what's worked in the past for me when I've encountered that shit on servers, open the chat log, get typing.

Also, eugenics again? So now they're posting that stuff in threads that can't be deleted, why don't the moderators recognize that nazi level of ignorance shit as trolling yet.

I don't doubt that. It seems like she just takes anything problematic involving rape and labels it rape culture. For instance teens knowing how to rape is rape culture? It's not that complicated if you have an unconscious person. It certainly isn't a sign that our culture doesn't take rape seriously.

Problematic things involving rape ARE part of rape culture. Some to more extent than others. For example, teens knowing that you could use roofies, or whatever. I don't think that's a particularly SIGNIFICANT problem, but everything contributes a little bit.

What an awkward way or working in that men have institutional power. Not that that prevents them from having domineering controlling wives who are also abusive.

We're not talking about an individual man with an individual wife. I've dealt with this on a personal scale, myself. But that does not change my institutional power and male privilege, nor does it change the situation for the vast majority of men and women. Yes, domestic violence is horrible no matter who it's from/towards. Nobody's denying that.

They provide no links to any of the alleged studies about how rapists think all men rape, so since it's completely unsourced ...

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Well I don't know how they got the 20% so no.

Can't find the "Rapists think all men rape" study, but an official UK government report found that between 75%-95% of all rapes go unreported. In the US, from 2000-2005, it was 59%. Better, but not by much.

That seems way too simplistic. It's one thing to think it's trivial when you're just thinking about it. It's another to still think it's trivial when you're trying to do it and seeing first hand that it's hurting someone.

Also there's a reason why rape jokes are called dark humor. Most people who think they're funny acknowledge that they are sick jokes in a way that sex jokes aren't. And since they're called sick jokes well that kind of reinforces that rape is bad.

And yet you're still being asked to make light of it.

No I have not. All I've said is that they don't trivialize rape. I still think it's not cool to spring rape jokes on people who don't want to hear them.

--Well, you're wrong. Why are you defending the Neanderthalic impulse to use one of the worst things that can happen to a human by another as a *joke*?

Rape jokes. Are not. Okay. Ever.

Point out the part where I mentioned rape jokes, please. If you look, I was defending the right to say, "man that exam just raped me", because I don't see how its worse than saying, "I'm so hungry, I'm starving", or "after going to the gym yesterday, my muscles are killing me".

Well, we made it this far without insults, but I must say that you are thicker then the Earth's crust. Here is a quote from my post that YOU HAVE QUOTED IN YOUR OWN POST!!!!

"The only reason that I have mentioned that in my post has been to explain why I care deeply about people making the mistake that I described in my post. The validity of my objection should be judged solely on it's coherency and the quality of my reasoning. I do not believe that my academic title, by itself, makes my reasoning more or less sound. For the same reason, I see no need to make a reference to other people's work in order to strengthen my case. Non quis, sed quid. (it doesn't matter who said something, it only matters what they said)"

P.S. I am against eugenics. I think that it's a terrible, stupid ideology based on ignorance and delusions of grandeur. But you, sapphireofthesea, are a definite proof that some people should not be allowed to reproduce. Please get out of the gene pool and hit the shower.

I just wanted to verify that it's obvious he's got nothing here and his posts are entirely pointless, seeing how they do nothing to contest or rebut your reasoning, as he's merely whining that your posts aren't "sourced" in order to reinforce his own delusion that they somehow hold less water for that reason alone. I'm not even commenting on what I think of your OP, guys like that just piss me off.

--Well, you're wrong. Why are you defending the Neanderthalic impulse to use one of the worst things that can happen to a human by another as a *joke*?

Rape jokes. Are not. Okay. Ever.

Point out the part where I mentioned rape jokes, please. If you look, I was defending the right to say, "man that exam just raped me", because I don't see how its worse than saying, "I'm so hungry, I'm starving", or "after going to the gym yesterday, my muscles are killing me".

There is no right to say that.

Let me ask you something: Even if you, personally, don't think that the use of "rape" in contexts that have nothing to do with debilitating sexual assault and violation trivializes it... when you are told that it DOES, by members of the half of the population who are at very real risk for experiencing it in their lifetime (1 in 6 women is a victim of sexual assault in their life)...

Why the FUCK are you arguing with that? What is so precious to you about rape? If it is hurtful to someone, *don't say it.*

It is a simple, TINY little concession that makes the lives of people around you, who have already suffered one of the most traumatic things a person can suffer, a little bit better. What do you have against that?

Let me ask you something: Even if you, personally, don't think that the use of "rape" in contexts that have nothing to do with debilitating sexual assault and violation trivializes it... when you are told that it DOES, by members of the half of the population who are at very real risk for experiencing it in their lifetime (1 in 6 women is a victim of sexual assault in their life)...

There are also people who starve that might be offended if I say I'm starving to express my hunger, or there might be people who have lost loved ones because they were murdered and they could be offended by me saying my arms are so sore that their killing me, and yet I don't think people consider those people when they use the expression "I'm starving", or "my arms are killing me", so why should I have to censor myself when I use the word rape?

John Funk:Why the FUCK are you arguing with that? What is so precious to you about rape? If it is hurtful to someone, *don't say it.*

It is a simple, TINY little concession that makes the lives of people around you, who have already suffered one of the most traumatic things a person can suffer, a little bit better. What do you have against that?

I have nothing against not hurting people, but your trying to tell me what I can and can not say and I have a problem with that.

You still have not answered my question, why is it ok to say your starving or that your arms are killing you but it somehow crosses the line to say that a exam raped you?

Let me ask you something: Even if you, personally, don't think that the use of "rape" in contexts that have nothing to do with debilitating sexual assault and violation trivializes it... when you are told that it DOES, by members of the half of the population who are at very real risk for experiencing it in their lifetime (1 in 6 women is a victim of sexual assault in their life)...

There are also people who starve that might be offended if I say I'm starving to express my hunger, or there might be people who have lost loved ones because they were murdered and they could be offended by me saying my arms are so sore that their killing me, and yet I don't think people consider those people when they use the expression "I'm starving", or "my arms are killing me", so why should I have to censor myself when I use the word rape?

John Funk:Why the FUCK are you arguing with that? What is so precious to you about rape? If it is hurtful to someone, *don't say it.*

It is a simple, TINY little concession that makes the lives of people around you, who have already suffered one of the most traumatic things a person can suffer, a little bit better. What do you have against that?

I have nothing against not hurting people, but your trying to tell me what I can and can not say and I have a problem with that.

You still have not answered my question, why is it ok to say your starving or that your arms are killing you but it somehow crosses the line to say that a exam raped you?

Because rape is a very real violent concern against half of the population. Most women are taught from a very young age that avoiding rape is one thing they need to think about *at all times.* Murder and starvation are not. There are worlds of difference between the two of them.

In what way is failing an exam like being sexually violated? You are comparing something traumatic to something insignificant.

Were you violated because of your exam?

Are you at risk of STDs because of your exam?

Are you at risk of pregnancy because you failed your exam?

Because you failed, are you assumed to be lying when you tell someone about it?

Because you failed your exam, will you be forced to testify in court and relive your violation if you want to have any hope of seeing justice done, OR let the person in charge of your violation get off scott-free?

Are you going to be told that you "deserved it" and you "had it coming" because you failed your exam?

Is your boyfriend/girlfriend going to break up with you after you failed your exam because you're 'dirty'?

Are people going to start calling you 'slut' and 'whore' because you failed your exam - people you once called friends?

Do you need to see a counselor to deal with the trama of failing this exam?

Is it assumed that you're just lying about failing the exam to get back at the teacher?

Do you see how impossibly huge the gulf is between these two things? Do you see the *complete lack of correlation* between these two things? How hard is it to excise one word from your vocabulary?

I am not telling you what you can or cannot say. I am saying that, by what you say, you can choose to support rapists, or choose to support rape victims. And you are supporting rapists.

I am not telling you what you can or cannot say. I am saying that, by what you say, you can choose to support rapists, or choose to support rape victims. And you are supporting rapists.

No, just no. I don't support rapist when I say a exam raped me anymore than I support murders when I say that my arms are killing me.

Yes, just yes. You are either supporting rape victims, or supporting rapists. And you sure as hell aren't supporting rape victims, so...?

You know what people are also taught from a young age? To watch out for people who might cause them physical harm(see:kill them)

...really? Really?

Are you really trying to say that the two of them are in ANY way the same? Ladies and gentlemen, a shining example of male privilege at its finest, here.

When you and I go out, that is never something we think about. We never have to worry about a drink offered to us at a bar, that maybe it's poisoned. We never have to scan a party when we enter, wondering, "Which of these strangers is most likely to kill me tonight?" We never have to worry about if the shirt we want to wear out is more likely to get us shanked.

These are all things that many, many women think about *every time.* And that you are trying to somehow equate it to "we're taught to watch out for physical harm" is an astounding example of rape culture in action.

Schrodinger's Rapist. Read it, and learn something about how women are taught to view the world and how astoundingly different it is from the privilege you and I have of viewing the world. Or, more likely from what you've demonstrated here, keep your eyes firmly shut and don't learn a thing.

Are you really trying to say that the two of them are in ANY way the same? Ladies and gentlemen, a shining example of male privilege at its finest, here.

When you and I go out, that is never something we think about.

Your kidding, right? I live in a major city, in a neiborhood where regular people(ie not criminals) are descouraged from going out alone at night do to the high number of students targeted for muggings, and other criminal acts.

John Funk:We never have to worry about a drink offered to us at a bar, that maybe it's poisoned. We never have to scan a party when we enter, wondering, "Which of these strangers is most likely to kill me tonight?" We never have to worry about if the shirt we want to wear out is more likely to get us shanked.

While I don't live in a gang controlled area, if I wore red in some neighborhoods in California, I might get killed. If I wore blue, I could also die. You do realize that gangs have killed people because they wore the "wrong" color before, right?

This, this, and this are example of guys who wore the "wrong" shirt, even though they were not part of a gang.

Are you really trying to say that the two of them are in ANY way the same? Ladies and gentlemen, a shining example of male privilege at its finest, here.

When you and I go out, that is never something we think about.

Your kidding, right? I live in a major city, in a neiborhood where regular people(ie not criminals) are descouraged from going out alone at night do to the high number of students targeted for muggings, and other criminal acts.

John Funk:We never have to worry about a drink offered to us at a bar, that maybe it's poisoned. We never have to scan a party when we enter, wondering, "Which of these strangers is most likely to kill me tonight?" We never have to worry about if the shirt we want to wear out is more likely to get us shanked.

While I don't live in a gang controlled area, if I wore red in some neighborhoods in California, I might get killed. If I wore blue, I could also die. You do realize that gangs have killed people because they wore the "wrong" color before, right?

This, this, and this are example of guys who wore the "wrong" shirt, even though they were not part of a gang.

You believe your right to use the word "rape" for cavalier, minor things that have nothing to do with sexual violation supersedes the right of rape survivors to not have their trauma marginalized and belittled.

Problematic things involving rape ARE part of rape culture. Some to more extent than others. For example, teens knowing that you could use roofies, or whatever. I don't think that's a particularly SIGNIFICANT problem, but everything contributes a little bit.

We're not talking about an individual man with an individual wife. I've dealt with this on a personal scale, myself. But that does not change my institutional power and male privilege, nor does it change the situation for the vast majority of men and women. Yes, domestic violence is horrible no matter who it's from/towards. Nobody's denying that.

Can't find the "Rapists think all men rape" study, but an official UK government report found that between 75%-95% of all rapes go unreported. In the US, from 2000-2005, it was 59%. Better, but not by much.

And yet you're still being asked to make light of it.

No I have not. All I've said is that they don't trivialize rape. I still think it's not cool to spring rape jokes on people who don't want to hear them.

Rape jokes are not okay. Using 'rape' as a synonym for 'defeat' is not okay. Ever.

I disagree.

Well, you're wrong. Why are you defending the Neanderthalic impulse to use one of the worst things that can happen to a human by another as a *joke*?

Rape jokes. Are not. Okay. Ever.

using rape as a hyperbolic colloquialism is not the same as a rape joke. I'd also guess that it's not necessarily trivializing anything (though, for arguments sake, let's operate under the assumption that it is). Saying it's okay to reference killing and murder but not rape is a double standard. I personally knew 5 people who were murdered (I lived in a dangerous city). You can't say that because I'm part of a smaller percentage of people who are directly affected by murder then somehow my own sensitivity and emotional damage can be suddenly marginalized and one's casual usage of the word murder, i.e., "you murdered me at that racing game", is somehow more justified. That said, I'm not going to flip out when someone does, because I feel that would make me an overly PC jerk who thinks I should attempt to tell people that innocently using a word outside of its initial meaning is never okay and deserves chastising regardless of the situation (though let's be clear I'm not calling anyone names here). I'm not saying I wouldn't say something or indicate that it's offensive, but that's different from what you're doing here.

I also have to question the "rapists thinks everybody are rapists" source. If anything, I'd at least like to see it. I'd also have to question the "6% of college students are rapists" survey. I'd like to see those questions. I can think of several questions that could easily artificially inflate that statistic and merge several very different situations and actions under the damning umbrella of rape. Of course, that last point is a bit moot, as rape is obviously a very real thing that happens frequently enough to take into account when speaking about it.

I also don't like the implication that you're saying some of my mates from when we were kids till now are potentially rapists and us casually using the word rape around each is dangerous because one of them is so stupid that they might go out and actually do it due to all of that "apparent" trivialization. Even if there's a grain of truth in there, to me that's no different than saying violent video games can make people more violent (there's legit research to support it!!!11!1!) and thus we should take the stance that violent video games are NEVER okay in order to help prevent trivialization and squelch the urges of the few would-be criminals with violent tendencies. Hell, going by that logic, I'd say violent video games are likely far more influential and dangerous, as they're readily available to anyone and involve repeatedly simulating specific actions in detail. Of course, to you it would appear that casually simulating screwing and then killing a hooker in GTA with my friends is totally okay, but using the word "rape" around them when not actually talking about the act of rape? WAAYYYY OUT OF LINE! Conflicting ideals? Nah, bruh, see, I handed her money before screwing her and blowing a hole in her brain, so it's aaallllll gooood!

I also don't think it's okay that so much of this is specifically directed towards men. Where I come from black males are FAR more likely to commit a crime, yet that doesn't mean that suddenly we should start directing all of our anti-crime movements towards that specific group of people. I'm sure there are LOT'S of sober woman who have had sex with drunk men at one time or another. That constitutes rape. Hell, I've known a couple woman who feel they'd be JUSTIFIED in sexually abusing a man who crossed them. Poetic justice or some shit. Point is, just because men are indeed far more likely to sexually abuse someone doesn't mean it's suddenly okay to explicitly direct your comments towards them.

This entire thing reeks of double standards and I don't like it. Honestly, I don't even use the word rape unless I'm actually talking about rape. To me it's an ugly word about an ugly thing and not something I readily associate with a fun activity. It also just sounds aesthetically displeasing in a sentence. I also generally agree that there's no real good reason to reference something devastating for the sake of hyperbole. I even discourage people from using it, as I don't think it's very mature and potentially offensive. However, I'm not suddenly going to try and silence people's usage of the word by flat out telling them "it's not okay ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" for the reasons stated above.

Also, as a man, I did have to be concerned about what colors I wore when I was in a certain area (along with pretty much every other aspect of myself and those around me). You'd actually see people changing clothes on the bus for that very reason. You're operating under the assumption that everyone lives in suburbia.

p.s., I probably won't be replying back to your inevitable reply. I've said my bit, and I doubt you're going to change the tune you've been tooting for all these posts. I have no desire to further reply to said tune, as it will likely result in the same circular banter that's been going on up to this point (which I'll inevitably have to drop later on, as I don't have the free time or desire to engage in a battle of attrition).

Are you really trying to say that the two of them are in ANY way the same? Ladies and gentlemen, a shining example of male privilege at its finest, here.

When you and I go out, that is never something we think about.

Your kidding, right? I live in a major city, in a neiborhood where regular people(ie not criminals) are descouraged from going out alone at night do to the high number of students targeted for muggings, and other criminal acts.

John Funk:We never have to worry about a drink offered to us at a bar, that maybe it's poisoned. We never have to scan a party when we enter, wondering, "Which of these strangers is most likely to kill me tonight?" We never have to worry about if the shirt we want to wear out is more likely to get us shanked.

While I don't live in a gang controlled area, if I wore red in some neighborhoods in California, I might get killed. If I wore blue, I could also die. You do realize that gangs have killed people because they wore the "wrong" color before, right?

This, this, and this are example of guys who wore the "wrong" shirt, even though they were not part of a gang.

You believe your right to use the word "rape" for cavalier, minor things that have nothing to do with sexual violation supersedes the right of rape survivors to not have their trauma marginalized and belittled.

I'm not supporting anybody when I use the word rape. I'm using a word to explain to my friends that I just took a test that I didn't think I did well on. You are trying to connect that to me supporting a person raping another person, which I never even mentioned.

Volf: Provide me a quote where I specifically stated that I support rapist. Your kidding, right? I live in a major city, in a neiborhood where regular people(ie not criminals) are descouraged from going out alone at night do to the high number of students targeted for muggings, and other criminal acts. While I don't live in a gang controlled area, if I wore red in some neighborhoods in California, I might get killed. If I wore blue, I could also die. You do realize that gangs have killed people because they wore the "wrong" color before, right?

This, this, and this are example of guys who wore the "wrong" shirt, even though they were not part of a gang.

You believe your right to use the word "rape" for cavalier, minor things that have nothing to do with sexual violation supersedes the right of rape survivors to not have their trauma marginalized and belittled.

I'm not supporting anybody when I use the word rape. I'm using a word to explain to my friends that I just took a test that I didn't think I did well on. You are trying to connect that to me supporting a person raping another person, which I never even mentioned.

Didn't we just go over this? You brought up how I have privilege and focused on going out at night, and wearing clothes that could bring harm to myself, and I clearly showed you how being a guy didn't make me immune to being afraid to go out at night(because people in my neighborhood like to mug and attack students), nor does being a guy prevent me from potentially being killed because I might wear the "wrong" colored shirt, which could lead to me being killed by a gang member.

axlryder:I also have to question the "rapists thinks everybody are rapists" source. If anything, I'd at least like to see it. I'd also have to question the "6% of college students are rapists" survey. I'd like to see those questions. I can think of several questions that could easily artificially inflate that statistic and merge several very different situations and actions under the damning umbrella of rape.

These are the questions they asked: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

Unfortunately the study isn't free to read anywhere as far as i know, but here's a good breakdown of it. The conclusion is especially relevant if you really think "the mates you grew up with" are really beyond reproach.

axlryder:I also don't think it's okay that so much of this is specifically directed towards men. Where I come from black males are FAR more likely to commit a crime, yet that doesn't mean that suddenly we should start directing all of our anti-crime movements towards that specific group of people.

So in America, the racial breakdown for violent crime arrests is roughly 60% white and 40% black. Blacks may be statistically more likely to commit violent crimes (due to economic and other factors) but singling them out won't solve the problem because the majority of violent crimes are still committed by whites.

Now, when it comes to rape? 99% percent of the perpetrators are men. Women shouldn't condone or trivialize rape either, but the overwhelming majority of actual rapists are men.

axlryder:I'm sure there are LOT'S of sober woman who have had sex with drunk men at one time or another. That constitutes rape.

Didn't we just go over this? You brought up how I have privilege and focused on going out at night, and wearing clothes that could bring harm to myself, and I clearly showed you how being a guy didn't make me immune to being afraid to go out at night(because people in my neighborhood like to mug and attack students), nor does being a guy prevent me from potentially being killed because I might wear the "wrong" colored shirt, which could lead to me being killed by a gang member.

So this Aris guy is a jerk and wanted to justify himself thru "unspoken community laws"?Makes him even more of a jerk I guess...

After all this talk here I have to admit using rape as a hyperbolic function seems still tolerable for me.It is supposed to stress the traumatizing nature of the event. Figurative language so to speak.And I don't think it counts as sexism either since rape happens to both gender.

Well, we made it this far without insults, but I must say that you are thicker then the Earth's crust. Here is a quote from my post that YOU HAVE QUOTED IN YOUR OWN POST!!!!

"The only reason that I have mentioned that in my post has been to explain why I care deeply about people making the mistake that I described in my post. The validity of my objection should be judged solely on it's coherency and the quality of my reasoning. I do not believe that my academic title, by itself, makes my reasoning more or less sound. For the same reason, I see no need to make a reference to other people's work in order to strengthen my case. Non quis, sed quid. (it doesn't matter who said something, it only matters what they said)"

P.S. I am against eugenics. I think that it's a terrible, stupid ideology based on ignorance and delusions of grandeur. But you, sapphireofthesea, are a definite proof that some people should not be allowed to reproduce. Please get out of the gene pool and hit the shower.

I just wanted to verify that it's obvious he's got nothing here and his posts are entirely pointless, seeing how they do nothing to contest or rebut your reasoning, as he's merely whining that your posts aren't "sourced" in order to reinforce his own delusion that they somehow hold less water for that reason alone. I'm not even commenting on what I think of your OP, guys like that just piss me off.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for confirming to me that I'm not losing my mind. Every now and then I start getting this delusions that if I explain stuff logically people will either see my point or point out the flaws in my reasoning. And then guys like sapphireofthesea remind me that logic is not what human race is about.

I never said that women didn't have these same concerns. You on the other hand, made the claim that men didn't have to worry about these kinds of things, so I pointed out how you were wrong about that.

These are the questions they asked: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

Unfortunately the study isn't free to read anywhere as far as i know, but here's a good breakdown of it. The conclusion is especially relevant if you really think "the mates you grew up with" are really beyond reproach.

Well thank you, those questions are far less manipulative than I though they would be. Also, I don't think my mates are beyond reproach (no one is) but considering they're all mellow, peace-loving hippy types with too much estrogen, I kind of doubt they're rapists (though, again, no one knows for sure). What I balk at is more that simply saying "oh man, you totally raped me" is going to have a deciding influence on whether or not they ACTUALLY rape someone. As I said before, it IS possible, but so is the whole violent video games business (which I'd honestly consider more likely). I just don't think it's a grounded enough statement to start censoring things or telling people they "shouldn't" do something because of it. Plus, that last portion of the claim is based far more in speculation than research. That is, to my knowledge, there haven't been any studies that correlate using the word rape as a synonym for defeat and a person's likelihood to commit rape. Again, that doesn't mean I condone the usage of the word rape in any way other than to describe rape, but yadda yadda you get the picture.

So in America, the racial breakdown for violent crime arrests is roughly 60% white and 40% black. Blacks may be statistically more likely to commit violent crimes (due to economic and other factors) but singling them out won't solve the problem because the majority of violent crimes are still committed by whites.Now, when it comes to rape? 99% percent of the perpetrators are men. Women shouldn't condone or trivialize rape either, but the overwhelming majority of actual rapists are men.

That breakdown is for the entirety of the U.S., hardly reflective of the area I lived in. My point was specifically directed at that specific area (though my post might not have reflected that intention. If not, I apologize). I'll admit though, the ratio of black to white crime likely wasn't so one sided. The main point, however, is that no matter how statistically dominating one particular gender/race/group are in committing a specific act, disregarding the others is unfair. That 1% is enough to consider the female offenders, especially when you take into account the information Mr. Funk generously provided about how common rape really is (I'd also imagine that the entirely unreported statistics for female sexual assault is probably much higher for reasons of embarrassment and not being taken seriously... well not being taken seriously and embarrassed even more than male on female rape victims, but that's obviously pure speculation). Looking through the registered sex offenders list in my current neighborhood, it's obvious that the majority are male, but I've come across 4 females so far. That's enough for me to feel wronged when people act like rapists are all men. I'm not saying I'm super offended when people generally reference men (as men generally rape), more so bothered when they act as though woman aren't even part of the issue. Occasionally I see a point that smacks of sexism or uses those statistics as an excuse to make generalized, offensive statements about men in general. It's more of a quibble though, separate from my main point.

honestly though, I was always more of the "you live with your choices" camp, so I can't really argue that one too hard. However, I remember reading something that says if a person is intoxicated then what they say can't qualify as consent.

Didn't we just go over this? You brought up how I have privilege and focused on going out at night, and wearing clothes that could bring harm to myself, and I clearly showed you how being a guy didn't make me immune to being afraid to go out at night(because people in my neighborhood like to mug and attack students), nor does being a guy prevent me from potentially being killed because I might wear the "wrong" colored shirt, which could lead to me being killed by a gang member.

Not what I'm meaning by privilege, there. I mean your privilege to ignore the very real meaning that some words can have. And I'm assuming the women in your neighborhood are immune from the same fear? Or do they need to think about that, AND worry about being raped, too?

I'm not saying you need to immediately go and volunteer at a battered womens' shelter or you're supporting rapists. I'm just saying that the words you use, and the context in which you use them, is part of a larger cultural paradigm.

I never said that women didn't have these same concerns. You on the other hand, made the claim that men didn't have to worry about these kinds of things, so I pointed out how you were wrong about that.

Nobody is saying that you said you openly supported rapists. His point, which you are blinding yourself to, is that... well, I'll just quote him directly:

Rapists are the only ones who benefit from the type of statements you're defending.

I'm not saying you need to immediately go and volunteer at a battered womens' shelter or you're supporting rapists. I'm just saying that the words you use, and the context in which you use them, is part of a larger cultural paradigm.

So if I lose a game and say "geez, you just slaughtered me," is that tilting society towards supporting murderers? Clearly not, because anyone in his/her right mind would realize that there's a difference between using a jargon synonym for "soundly defeated" and encouraging murder. The same goes for "raping" at a game. It clearly does not mean my gaming character physically raped your gaming character, or that such actions should be supported in any way.

Rape jokes and uses of the word "rape" in gaming are tasteless and stupid, but to say that they support rapists is retarded and shows a serious inability to differentiate connotation with denotation, as well as childish taunts and real world crimes.

I'm not saying you need to immediately go and volunteer at a battered womens' shelter or you're supporting rapists. I'm just saying that the words you use, and the context in which you use them, is part of a larger cultural paradigm.

So if I lose a game and say "geez, you just slaughtered me," is that tilting society towards supporting murderers? Clearly not, because anyone in his/her right mind would realize that there's a difference between using a jargon synonym for "soundly defeated" and encouraging murder. The same goes for "raping" at a game. It clearly does not mean my gaming character physically raped your gaming character, or that such actions should be supported in any way.

Rape jokes and uses of the word "rape" in gaming are tasteless and stupid, but to say that they support rapists is retarded and shows a serious inability to differentiate connotation with denotation, as well as childish taunts and real world crimes.

We've been over this before. There is such a VAST GULF between murder - a devastating, but relatively rare crime - and rape - a devastating crime that one out of every six women can expect to suffer from in their lifetimes, and that is still in some ways supported by society. Most people never ever think about being murdered. Most women think about how to avoid rape every time they go out.

So even not counting the social stigma against rape victims - not rapists, rape VICTIMS - there's a huge gulf in simply how COMMON it is.

I refer back to cobra_ky's comment: "Your expression is hurtful to rape victims without condemning rapists in any real way. Rapists are the only ones who benefit from the type of statements you're defending."

Let me quote myself, from earlier, but switch things up.

In what way is losing in a video game like being sexually violated? You are comparing something traumatic to something insignificant.

Were you violated because of your loss?

Are you at risk of STDs because of your loss?

Are you at risk of pregnancy because you failed your loss?

Because your fictional character lost, are you assumed to be lying when you tell someone about it?

Because your fictional character lost, will you be forced to testify in court and relive your violation if you want to have any hope of seeing justice done, OR let the person in charge of your violation get off scott-free?

Are you going to be told that you "deserved it" and you "had it coming" because you lost your videogame?

Is your boyfriend/girlfriend going to break up with you after you lost your game because you're 'dirty'?

Are people going to start calling you 'slut' and 'whore' because you lost your game - people you once called friends?

Do you need to see a counselor to deal with the trama of losing a game?

Is it assumed that you're just lying about losing the game to get back at the person who won?

I'm not saying you need to immediately go and volunteer at a battered womens' shelter or you're supporting rapists. I'm just saying that the words you use, and the context in which you use them, is part of a larger cultural paradigm.

So if I lose a game and say "geez, you just slaughtered me," is that tilting society towards supporting murderers? Clearly not, because anyone in his/her right mind would realize that there's a difference between using a jargon synonym for "soundly defeated" and encouraging murder. The same goes for "raping" at a game. It clearly does not mean my gaming character physically raped your gaming character, or that such actions should be supported in any way.

Rape jokes and uses of the word "rape" in gaming are tasteless and stupid, but to say that they support rapists is retarded and shows a serious inability to differentiate connotation with denotation, as well as childish taunts and real world crimes.

We've been over this before. There is such a VAST GULF between murder - a devastating, but relatively rare crime - and rape - a devastating crime that one out of every six women can expect to suffer from in their lifetimes, and that is still in some ways supported by society. Most people never ever think about being murdered. Most women think about how to avoid rape every time they go out.

So even not counting the social stigma against rape victims - not rapists, rape VICTIMS - there's a huge gulf in simply how COMMON it is.

I refer back to cobra_ky's comment: "Your expression is hurtful to rape victims without condemning rapists in any real way. Rapists are the only ones who benefit from the type of statements you're defending."

Let me quote myself, from earlier, but switch things up.

In what way is losing in a video game like being sexually violated? You are comparing something traumatic to something insignificant.

Were you violated because of your loss?

Are you at risk of STDs because of your loss?

Are you at risk of pregnancy because you failed your loss?

Because your fictional character lost, are you assumed to be lying when you tell someone about it?

Because your fictional character lost, will you be forced to testify in court and relive your violation if you want to have any hope of seeing justice done, OR let the person in charge of your violation get off scott-free?

Are you going to be told that you "deserved it" and you "had it coming" because you lost your videogame?

Is your boyfriend/girlfriend going to break up with you after you lost your game because you're 'dirty'?

Are people going to start calling you 'slut' and 'whore' because you lost your game - people you once called friends?

Do you need to see a counselor to deal with the trama of losing a game?

Is it assumed that you're just lying about losing the game to get back at the person who won?

I'm not saying you need to immediately go and volunteer at a battered womens' shelter or you're supporting rapists. I'm just saying that the words you use, and the context in which you use them, is part of a larger cultural paradigm.

So if I lose a game and say "geez, you just slaughtered me," is that tilting society towards supporting murderers? Clearly not, because anyone in his/her right mind would realize that there's a difference between using a jargon synonym for "soundly defeated" and encouraging murder. The same goes for "raping" at a game. It clearly does not mean my gaming character physically raped your gaming character, or that such actions should be supported in any way.

Rape jokes and uses of the word "rape" in gaming are tasteless and stupid, but to say that they support rapists is retarded and shows a serious inability to differentiate connotation with denotation, as well as childish taunts and real world crimes.

We've been over this before. There is such a VAST GULF between murder - a devastating, but relatively rare crime - and rape - a devastating crime that one out of every six women can expect to suffer from in their lifetimes, and that is still in some ways supported by society. Most people never ever think about being murdered. Most women think about how to avoid rape every time they go out.

So even not counting the social stigma against rape victims - not rapists, rape VICTIMS - there's a huge gulf in simply how COMMON it is.

I refer back to cobra_ky's comment: "Your expression is hurtful to rape victims without condemning rapists in any real way. Rapists are the only ones who benefit from the type of statements you're defending."

Let me quote myself, from earlier, but switch things up.

In what way is losing in a video game like being sexually violated? You are comparing something traumatic to something insignificant.

Were you violated because of your loss?

Are you at risk of STDs because of your loss?

Are you at risk of pregnancy because you failed your loss?

Because your fictional character lost, are you assumed to be lying when you tell someone about it?

Because your fictional character lost, will you be forced to testify in court and relive your violation if you want to have any hope of seeing justice done, OR let the person in charge of your violation get off scott-free?

Are you going to be told that you "deserved it" and you "had it coming" because you lost your videogame?

Is your boyfriend/girlfriend going to break up with you after you lost your game because you're 'dirty'?

Are people going to start calling you 'slut' and 'whore' because you lost your game - people you once called friends?

Do you need to see a counselor to deal with the trama of losing a game?

Is it assumed that you're just lying about losing the game to get back at the person who won?

Err, yes, that's a difference between rape and murder, but it's not a relevant difference. We're talking about murder and using rape in a game supporting more murder or rape in society. Remember, my argument is that (in the context of gaming) any moron understands that "I murdered you" has nothing to do with a desire to murder IRL and in no way supports such action, and said moron also understands that "I raped you" has nothing to do with a desire to rape IRL and in no way supports such action. In fact, I would argue that there is a lot more societal support for murder (especially the positive view of vigilantism) than societal support for rape (there really isn't any societal support for rape). Thus, your counterargument is not relevant to my own.

cobra_ky's argument if unfortunately flawed. "Your expression is hurtful to rape victims without condemning rapists in any real way" indicates that the expression provides negative utility towards rape victims while creating neither a loss nor gain in utility in rapists. It does not follow that a statement that creates neither a loss nor gain in utility suddenly creates a gain in utility in rapists.

As for your question sheet, I don't really have to answer that. I've never used the word "rape" unless I was talking about rape in a real world context, and I've never joked about it. I voluntarily refrain from using the word rape because it is potentially hurtful and offensive to people. However, I still oppose the claim that saying "rape" promotes rape. Saying "rape" in a gaming context is stupid and offensive, but as I've argued earlier, it in no way promotes rape.